Moravian College Compliance Center

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Moravian College is a DIII member institution. Moravian belongs to the Landmark Conference for Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Track & Field, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse, Volleyball, Softball, Baseball, Field Hockey and Golf. Moravian belongs to the Centennial Conference for Football.

The Moravian College Athletic Department strives to create an atmosphere of compliance and support for our student-athletes academically and athletically. Moravian College follows all NCAA rules and regulations, as well as member Conference policies. The following page provides information that may be helpful for current Moravian student-athletes, as well as prospective recruits.

Q: What are the limits to social media contact between potential student-athletes and head coaches?

A: A PSA may follow a head coach on social media applications such as facebook, twitter, and instagram. A head coach may not follow a PSA on this applications. Click here for more specifics on the social media regulations.

Q: When can I schedule an official visit?

A: Member institutions can finance one visit to campus for prospective student-athletes. A prospective student-athlete can not schedule an official visit until after January 1st of their Junior year of high-school.

Q: What are the academic requirements to be eligible to be a DIII athlete?

A: A student-athlete must be considered to be in “good academic standing” to be a student-athlete. A student-athlete must also be enrolled in enough to courses to be considered a full-time student at their institution. The requirements of “good academic standing” vary in accordance with different conferences.

Q: What makes DIII athletics unique from other divisions?

DIII is the largest division in NCAA athletics, with over 80,000 student-athletes at 450 institutions. DIII offers athletes the opportunity to focus on academics and opportunities available on campus while competing competitively in the sport they are passionate about, without the obligation of an athletics scholarship. The NCAA offers a more detailed explanation of the division here.